Post by liz on Feb 19, 2010 21:04:09 GMT 1
So everyone, I have a little tale to tell you 
Susi, Claire and myself have spent the last few days in London. I just got home today.
I won't go into details about the exact reason we were there - we hope to have more news about that later, but for now, there's not much to tell, lol
Anyway ... as a lot of you are probably aware, the band have been rehearsing for the tour here in the UK - in London. So we thought we'd try our luck at spotting them! To cut a long story short, by day two, we weren't having much luck, LOL!
So, we decided to try a little plan that Claire came up with, just to establish whether the band were even where we thought they were! We basically bought some flowers ( Roses and Lillies in red and white ) and good luck cards - one for each of them, and wrote them each personal messages wishing them luck for the tour etc.
Sorry but we have no pics of these. You have to understand that at this point we didn't even know whether the guys were there, lol. The idea was that we take them to security at the gate and then watch to see if someone came to take them - in which case we could assume that they were in fact, probably there.
So, I took them to the gate, and tried to look like an official flower deliverer, lmao ( yeah right, in my wooley hat and Playboy security sweatshirt! ).
And, all I can say is that I must have had a bit of Irish luck that day, cause the guy casually said ...
"We don't have anyone to come down and get them cause they're all really busy. You can either leave them here, or take them up yourself ..."
Take them up yourself .....
Ok, at this point my heart started to beat a bit faster, lol, but it still didn't really register what he actually meant. He gave me directions and I was in!
As I got near to the door he'd directed me to, I heard Bill's voice and then I started to think OMG ... they really are here, and I'm about to go in there!
Unbelievably I did actually manage to walk calmly through the door.
First thing I saw was Bill disappearing into another room. He had his back to me though, so didn't see me ( he was wearing all black, surprise surprise! ). Then it was impossible not to notice the stage. OMG people, it's HUGE, colorful and totally impressive. And Tom's egg ( Gustav's drum riser! ) is massive too! So awesome!
Also on stage was .... Gusti ;D By the time I'd taken all this in, a security guard was getting interested in my presence. I pretty much thought I was gonna get ushered out at that point, but then ...
Georg to the rescue!!! He came right over, looked at the flowers and said "Aww, pretty ..." So I gave them to him, and told him they were for the band from THUKST / FC to wish them good luck for the tour. I also handed him the cards, and explained that there was one for each of them etc. He said he would be sure to give them to the other guys and thanked me.
He was so sweet. ♥ Really, he melted my heart. He was so nice. ;D
I didn't really get the chance to say anything else. The security guy said that I had to leave cause they were busy etc. The last thing I wanted to do was be a pain in the butt after they'd been so nice, so I just left when asked. But it was amazing, even though it was short and sweet. ♥
I know NOTHING can ever make up for the lack of shows and releases here. But, at least we have managed to let them know, once again, that they still have fans here, and that we still want them, and care about them. They each have personal good luck wishes for the tour, from the THUKST and FC.
They know we are still here.
It's only a small thing, but it's something...
Susi, Claire and myself have spent the last few days in London. I just got home today. I won't go into details about the exact reason we were there - we hope to have more news about that later, but for now, there's not much to tell, lol
Anyway ... as a lot of you are probably aware, the band have been rehearsing for the tour here in the UK - in London. So we thought we'd try our luck at spotting them! To cut a long story short, by day two, we weren't having much luck, LOL!
So, we decided to try a little plan that Claire came up with, just to establish whether the band were even where we thought they were! We basically bought some flowers ( Roses and Lillies in red and white ) and good luck cards - one for each of them, and wrote them each personal messages wishing them luck for the tour etc.
Sorry but we have no pics of these. You have to understand that at this point we didn't even know whether the guys were there, lol. The idea was that we take them to security at the gate and then watch to see if someone came to take them - in which case we could assume that they were in fact, probably there.
So, I took them to the gate, and tried to look like an official flower deliverer, lmao ( yeah right, in my wooley hat and Playboy security sweatshirt! ).
And, all I can say is that I must have had a bit of Irish luck that day, cause the guy casually said ...
"We don't have anyone to come down and get them cause they're all really busy. You can either leave them here, or take them up yourself ..."
Take them up yourself .....
Ok, at this point my heart started to beat a bit faster, lol, but it still didn't really register what he actually meant. He gave me directions and I was in!
As I got near to the door he'd directed me to, I heard Bill's voice and then I started to think OMG ... they really are here, and I'm about to go in there!
Unbelievably I did actually manage to walk calmly through the door.
First thing I saw was Bill disappearing into another room. He had his back to me though, so didn't see me ( he was wearing all black, surprise surprise! ). Then it was impossible not to notice the stage. OMG people, it's HUGE, colorful and totally impressive. And Tom's egg ( Gustav's drum riser! ) is massive too! So awesome!Also on stage was .... Gusti ;D By the time I'd taken all this in, a security guard was getting interested in my presence. I pretty much thought I was gonna get ushered out at that point, but then ...
Georg to the rescue!!! He came right over, looked at the flowers and said "Aww, pretty ..." So I gave them to him, and told him they were for the band from THUKST / FC to wish them good luck for the tour. I also handed him the cards, and explained that there was one for each of them etc. He said he would be sure to give them to the other guys and thanked me.
He was so sweet. ♥ Really, he melted my heart. He was so nice. ;D
I didn't really get the chance to say anything else. The security guy said that I had to leave cause they were busy etc. The last thing I wanted to do was be a pain in the butt after they'd been so nice, so I just left when asked. But it was amazing, even though it was short and sweet. ♥
I know NOTHING can ever make up for the lack of shows and releases here. But, at least we have managed to let them know, once again, that they still have fans here, and that we still want them, and care about them. They each have personal good luck wishes for the tour, from the THUKST and FC.
They know we are still here.
It's only a small thing, but it's something...
